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,ILYAS 

#aidaid 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! ,GOV]NM5T ( ,UFA !RE LIV$ A ,BA%KIR1 ,ILYAS4 ,HIS FA!R HAD LEFT HIM NO WEAL?4 ,HIS FA!R HAD DI$ A YE> AFT] HE HAD GOT HIS SON M>RI$4 ,AT ?AT TIME ,ILYAS HAD SEV5 M>ES1 TWO C[S1 & A SCORE ( %EEP2 BUT ,ILYAS WAS A GOOD MA/] & BEGAN TO 9CREASE HIS POSSESSIONS2 HE WORK$ ) HIS WIFE FROM MORN+ UNTIL NI<T1 GOT UP E>LI] ?AN ANYBODY1 & W5T TO B$ LAT]1 & GREW RI*] FROM YE> TO YE>4 ,?US ,ILYAS PASS$ ?IRTY-FIVE YE>S AT WORK1 & CAME TO HAVE A VA/ =TUNE4 

,ILYAS F9ALLY HAD TWO HUNDR$ HEAD ( HORSES1 #ae HEAD ( CATTLE1 & TWELVE HUNDR$ %EEP4 ,M5 H]D$ ,ILYAS'S H]DS & FLOCKS1 & WOM5 MILK$ ! M>ES & C[S1 & MADE KUMYS1 BUTT]1 & *EESE4 ,ILYAS HAD PL5TY ( EV]Y?+1 & 9 ! DI/RICT EV]YBODY 5VI$ HIM HIS LIFE4 ,PEOPLE SAID3 

0,ILYAS IS A LUCKY FELL[4 ,HE HAS PL5TY ( EV]Y?+1--HE DOES NOT NE$ TO DIE40 

,GOOD PEOPLE MADE ,ILYAS'S FRI5D%IP & BECAME HIS FRI5DS4 ,& GUE/S CAME TO HIM FROM A DI/ANCE4 ,HE RECEIV$ !M ALL1 & F$ !M1 & GAVE !M TO DR9K4 ,NO MATT] :O CAME1 HE RECEIV$ KUMYS1 & TEA1 & %]BET1 & MUTTON4 ,IF GUE/S CAME TO SEE HIM1 A %EEP OR TWO W]E KILL$1 & IF MANY GUE/S >RIV$1 HE HAD !M KILL A M>E4 

,ILYAS HAD TWO SONS & A DAU<T]4 ,HE HAD GOT ALL ( !M M>RI$4 ,:5 ,ILYAS HAD BE5 POOR1 HIS SONS HAD WORK$ ) HIM & HAD H]D$ ! HORSES & ! CATTLE & ! %EEP2 BUT :5 !Y GREW RI*1 ! SONS BECAME SPOIL$1 & ONE ( !M EV5 BEGAN TO DR9K4 ,ONE ( !M1 ! ELDE/1 WAS KILL$ 9 A FI<T1 & ! O!R1 ! Y\NG]1 HAD A PR\D WIFE1 & DID NOT OBEY HIS FA!R1 & HIS FA!R HAD TO GIVE HIM A SEP>ATE MA9T5ANCE4 

,ILYAS GAVE HIM A H\SE & CATTLE1 & HIS [N WEAL? WAS DIM9I%$4 ,SOON AFT] A PLAGUE FELL ON ,ILYAS'S %EEP1 & MANY ( !M DI$4 ,!N !RE WAS A FAM9E YE>1 ! HAY CROP WAS A FAILURE1 & 9 ! W9T] MANY HEAD ( CATTLE DI$4 ,!N ! ,KIRGIZES DROVE (F ! BE/ H]D ( HORSES4 ,& ?US ,ILYAS'S E/ATE GREW LESS1 & HE FELL L[] & L[]1 & HIS /R5G? BEGAN TO WANE4 

,:5 HE WAS SEV5TY YE>S OLD1 HE BEGAN TO SELL (F HIS FURS1 RUGS1 SADDLES1 & T5TS1 & SOON HAD TO SELL HIS LA/ HEAD ( CATTLE1 SO ?AT HE WAS LEFT )\T ANY?+4 ,BE=E HE KNEW IT1 ALL WAS GONE1 & 9 HIS OLD AGE HE HAD TO GO ) HIS WIFE TO LIVE AMONG /RANG]S4 ,ALL ?AT ,ILYAS HAD LEFT ( HIS =TUNE WAS :AT G>M5TS HE HAD ON HIS BODY1 A FUR COAT1 A CAP1 & HIS MOROCCO SLIPP]S & %OES1 & HIS WIFE1 ,%AM-%EMAGI1 :O WAS N[ AN OLD WOMAN4 ,! SON TO :OM HE HAD GIV5 ! PROP]TY HAD LEFT = A DI/ANT C\NTRY1 & HIS DAU<T] HAD DI$4 ,& SO !RE WAS NOBODY TO HELP ! OLD PEOPLE4 

,!IR NEI<BOR1 ,MUHAM$%AH1 TOOK PITY ON !M4 ,MUHAM$%AH WAS NEI!R RI* NOR POOR1 & HE LIV$ AN EV5 LIFE1 & WAS A GOOD MAN4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ,ILYAS'S HOSPITALITY1 & SO PITI$ HIM1 & SAID TO ,ILYAS3 

0,COME TO LIVE ) ME1 ,ILYAS1 & BR+ Y\R WIFE ) Y\6 ,9 ! SUMM] WORK ACCORD+ TO Y\R /R5G? 9 MY TRUCK-G>D51 & 9 ! W9T] FE$ ! CATTLE1 & LET ,%AM-%EMAGI MILK ! M>ES & MAKE KUMYS4 ,I WILL FE$ & CLO! Y\ & WILL LET Y\ HAVE :ATEV] Y\ MAY NE$40 

,ILYAS ?ANK$ HIS NEI<BOR1 & W5T TO LIVE ) HIS WIFE AS ,MUHAM$%AH'S LABOR]S4 ,AT FIR/ IT WAS H>D = !M1 BUT SOON !Y GOT US$ TO ! WORK1 & ! OLD PEOPLE WORK$ ACCORD+ TO !IR /R5G?4 

,IT WAS PR(ITABLE = ! MA/] TO KEEP !SE PEOPLE1 = !Y HAD BE5 MA/]S !MSELVES & KNEW ALL ! ORD] & W]E NOT LAZY1 BUT WORK$ ACCORD+ TO !IR /R5G?2 BUT IT PA9$ ,MUHAM$%AH TO SEE ! WELL-TO-DO PEOPLE BR\<T D[N SO L[4 

,ONE DAY DI/ANT GUE/S1 MAT*-MAK]S1 HAPP5$ TO CALL ON ,MUHAM$%AH2 & ! MULLA1 TOO1 CAME4 ,MUHAM$%AH ORD]$ HIS M5 TO CAT* A %EEP & KILL IT4 ,ILYAS FLAY$ ! %EEP & COOK$ IT & S5T IT 9 TO ! GUE/S4 ,!Y ATE ! MUTTON1 DRANK TEA1 & !N />T$ TO DR9K KUMYS4 ,! GUE/S & ! MA/] W]E SITT+ ON D[N CU%IONS ON ! RUGS1 DR9K+ KUMYS \T ( B[LS1 & TALK+2 BUT ,ILYAS GOT ?R\< ) HIS WORK & WALK$ PA/ ! DOOR4 ,:5 ,MUHAM$%AH SAW HIM1 HE SAID TO A GUE/3 

0,DID Y\ SEE ! OLD MAN :O JU/ W5T PA/ ! DOOR80 

0,I DID10 SAID ! GUE/2 0BUT :AT IS !RE REM>KABLE AB\T HIM80 

0,:AT IS REM>KABLE IS ?AT HE US$ TO BE \R RI*E/ MAN4 ,ILYAS IS HIS NAME2 MAYBE Y\ HAVE HE>D ( HIM80 

0,( C\RSE ,I HAVE10 SAID ! GUE/4 0,I HAVE NEV] SE5 HIM1 BUT HIS FAME HAS GONE F> ABROAD40 

0,N[ HE HAS NO?+ LEFT1 & HE LIVES ) ME AS A LABOR]1 & HIS WIFE IS ) HIM1--%E MILKS ! C[S40 

,! GUE/ WAS SURPRIS$4 ,HE CLICK$ ) HIS TONGUE1 %OOK HIS HEAD1 & SAID3 

0,EVID5TLY =TUNE FLIES >\ND LIKE A :EEL3 ONE IT LIFTS UP1 ANO!R IT TAKES D[N4 ,WELL1 DOES ! OLD MAN P9E80 

0,:O KN[S8 ,HE LIVES QUIETLY & PEACEABLY1 & WORKS WELL40 

,!N ! GUE/ SAID3 

0,MAY ,I SPEAK ) HIM8 ,I %\LD LIKE TO ASK HIM AB\T HIS LIFE40 

0,( C\RSE Y\ MAY10 SAID ! MA/]1 & HE CALL$ \T ( ! T5T3 0,BABAY60 7,?IS MEANS 0GR&FA!R0 9 ! ,BA%KIA LANGUAGE47 0,COME 9 & DR9K SOME KUMYS1 & BR+ Y\R WIFE ) Y\60 

,ILYAS CAME 9 ) HIS WIFE4 ,HE EX*ANG$ GREET+S ) ! GUE/S & ) ! MA/]1 SAID A PRAY]1 & KNELT D[N AT ! DOOR2 BUT HIS WIFE W5T BACK ( A CURTA9 & SAT D[N ) ! MI/RESS4 

,A B[L ( KUMYS WAS H&$ TO ,ILYAS4 ,ILYAS SALUT$ ! GUE/S & ! MA/]1 MADE A B[1 DRANK A LITTLE1 & PUT D[N ! B[L4 

0,GR&FA!R10 ! GUE/ SAID TO HIM1 0,I SUPPOSE IT MAKES Y\ FEEL BAD TO LOOK AT US & ?9K ( Y\R =M] LIFE1 CONSID]+ :AT =TUNE Y\ HAD & H[ H>D Y\R LIFE IS N[40 

,BUT ,ILYAS SMIL$ & SAID3 

0,IF ,I %\LD TELL Y\ AB\T MY HAPP9ESS & UNHAPP9ESS1 Y\ W\LD NOT BELIEVE ME1--Y\ HAD BETT] ASK MY WIFE4 ,%E IS A WOMAN1 & :AT IS 9 H] HE>T IS ON H] TONGUE3 %E WILL TELL Y\ ALL ! TRU? AB\T ?IS MATT]40 

,& ! GUE/ SPOKE TO H] BEH9D ! CURTA93 

0,WELL1 GRANNY1 TELL US H[ Y\ JUDGE AB\T Y\R =M] HAPP9ESS & PRES5T SORR[40 

,& ,%AM-%EMAGI SPOKE FROM BEH9D ! CURTA93 

0,I JUDGE LIKE ?IS3 ,MY HUSB& & ,I LIV$ = FIFTY YE>S TRY+ TO F9D HAPP9ESS1 & WE DID NOT F9D IT2 BUT N[ IT IS ! SECOND YE> ?AT WE HAVE NO?+ LEFT & ?AT WE LIVE AS LABOR]S1 & WE HAVE F\ND ?AT HAPP9ESS & NE$ NO O!R40 

,! GUE/S W]E SURPRIS$ & ! MA/] M>VEL$1 & HE EV5 GOT UP TO ?R[ ASIDE ! CURTA9 & TO LOOK AT ! OLD WOMAN4 ,BUT ! OLD WOMAN WAS /&+ ) FOLD$ H&S1 SMIL+ & LOOK+ AT H] HUSB&1 & ! OLD MAN WAS SMIL+1 TOO4 ,! OLD WOMAN SAID ONCE MORE3 

0,I AM TELL+ Y\ ! TRU?1 )\T ANY JE/3 = HALF A C5TURY WE TRI$ TO F9D HAPP9ESS1 & SO LONG AS WE W]E RI*1 WE DID NOT F9D IT2 N[ NO?+ IS LEFT1 & WE >E WORK+ \T1--& WE HAVE COME TO HAVE SU* HAPP9ESS ?AT WE WI% = NO O!R404 

0,:]E9 DOES Y\R HAPP9ESS LIE80 

0,9 ?IS3 :5 WE W]E RI*1 MY HUSB& & ,I DID NOT HAVE AN H\R'S RE/3 WE HAD NO TIME TO TALK TOGE!R1 TO ?9K ( \R S\LS1 OR TO PRAY4 ,WE HAD SO MANY C>ES6 ,N[ GUE/S CALL$ ON US1--& !RE W]E ! C>ES AB\T :AT TO TREAT !M TO & :AT PRES5TS TO MAKE SO ?AT !Y %\LD NOT MISJUDGE US4 ,:5 ! GUE/S LEFT1 WE HAD TO LOOK AFT] ! LABOR]S3 !Y ?\<T ONLY ( RE/+ & HAV+ SOME?+ GOOD TO EAT1 BUT WE C>$ ONLY AB\T HAV+ \R PROP]TY ATT5D$ TO1--& SO S9N$4 ,N[ WE W]E AFRAID ?AT A WOLF W\LD KILL A COLT OR A CALF1 & N[ ?AT ?IEVES MI<T DRIVE (F A H]D4 ,:5 WE LAY D[N TO SLEEP1 WE C\LD NOT FALL ASLEEP1 FE>+ LE/ ! %EEP MI<T CRU% ! LAMBS4 ,WE W\LD GET UP 9 ! NI<T & WALK >\ND2 NO SOON] W\LD WE BE QUIET$ ?AN WE W\LD HAVE A NEW C>E1--H[ TO GET FODD] = ! W9T]4 ,&1 WORSE ?AN ?AT1 !RE WAS NOT MU* AGREEM5T BETWE5 MY HUSB& & ME4 ,HE W\LD SAY ?AT ?IS HAD TO BE DONE SO & SO1 & ,I W\LD SAY DIFF]5TLY1 & SO WE BEGAN TO QU>REL1 & S94 ,?US WE LIV$ FROM ONE C>E TO ANO!R1 FROM ONE S9 TO ANO!R1 & SAW NO HAPPY LIFE40 

0,WELL1 & N[80 

0,N[ MY HUSB& & ,I GET UP1 SPEAK TOGE!R PEACEABLY1 9 AGREEM5T1 = WE HAVE NO?+ TO QU>REL AB\T1 NO?+ TO WORRY AB\T1--ALL ! C>E WE HAVE IS TO S]VE \R MA/]4 ,WE WORK ACCORD+ TO \R /R5G?1 & WE WORK WILL+LY SO ?AT \R MA/] %ALL HAVE NO LOSS1 BUT PR(IT4 ,:5 WE COME BACK1 D9N] IS READY1 & SUPP]1 & KUMYS4 ,IF IT IS COLD1 !RE >E DUNG *IPS TO MAKE A FIRE ) & A FUR COAT TO W>M \RSELVES4 ,= FIFTY YE>S WE LOOK$ = HAPP9ESS1 BUT ONLY N[ HAVE WE F\ND IT40 

,! GUE/S LAU<$4 

,& ,ILYAS SAID3 

0,DO NOT LAU<1 BRO!RS6 ,?IS IS NOT A JOKE1 BUT A MATT] ( HUMAN LIFE4 ,MY WIFE & ,I W]E FOOLI% & WEPT BECAUSE WE HAD LO/ \R =TUNE1 BUT N[ ,GOD HAS REVEAL$ ! TRU? TO US1 & WE REVEAL ?IS TO Y\1 NOT = \R AMUSEM5T BUT = Y\R GOOD40 

,& ! MULLA SAID3 

0,?AT WAS A WISE SPEE*1 & ,ILYAS HAS TOLD ! PRECISE TRU?1--IT SAYS SO1 TOO1 9 ,HOLY ,WRIT40 

,& ! GUE/S /OPP$ LAU<+ & FELL TO MUS+4 

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